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Brunswick County to front local match for Lockwood Folly inlet dredging; project set for late June or July
Summary
Brunswick County commissioners on May 19 authorized staff to pay the full local match for a state‑funded Lockwood Folly inlet dredging project so the Corps can use an available side‑caster dredge this summer.
Brunswick County commissioners on May 19 authorized staff to pay the full local match for a state‑funded dredging project at the Lockwood Folly inlet so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can use an available side‑caster dredge this summer.
The county presentation said the Corps surveyed the inlet and proposes dredging the channel to a depth of 8 feet inside the dredge box. The recommended contract uses a side‑caster dredge (not a pipeline dredge); county staff described a side‑caster as a vessel that “scoops” material and places it to either side rather than pumping sand onto the beaches.
According to staff, the total…
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